The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-18
Washington Letter.


From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. G. Aug. 18th, 1887.
Ex-Congressman Brady, one of the
Republican leaders of Virginia, was in
the Capitol day or two since, and be-
ing at skies and sevens with little Bill
ly Malone, the Republican boss of
that State, Mr.. Brady gently submit
ted to an interview in which he gives
some interesting information regar-
ding the political situation in the Old
Dominion. He says that Malone in
his mad desire to make every other
interest subservient to his ambition to
return to the United States Senate,
has alienated all OF his old lieutenants,
including such men as Senator Riddle
berger, Ex-Governor Cameron and
two of the Republican Congressman
elect-so, that only listless apathy and
egregious blunders on the part of the
Democrats can secure Mahone's re-
turn to power from Mother of Presi
dents.
That piece of monumental folly and
pet Republican measure, the Blair Ed
vocational Bill, has been sat upon in
the house of its friends, or what was
supposed to be such, for the Commit
tee on Federal Affairs in the New
Hampshire House Of Representatives,
by vote of seven to three, was laid
on the table resolutions endorsing the
bill. And this from cranky senator
Blair's own State and party! "That
was the most unkindnest cut of all"
worse by far than the Democrats
could give.
Senator Fairchild, few days since,
dismissed pair of Republican clerks
for consuming portion of their valu-
able time during office hours in abus-
ing the Democratic party one of them
being a brother of the brass-throated
G. A. R. bowler, Gen. Grosvenor, Con-
gresham from Ohio. The Secretary
well says that he thinks it too good in
the Administration to keep Republi-
cans in their places, but, that indecent
criticism of the Democracy should not
be permitted. The sentiment of the
able and popular young Secretary o.
! the Treasury will find a ready echo in
the hearts OF thousands of Democrats
t with the wish that there were more
Fairchilds in the Cabinet.
Secretary Whitney is pushing for
3 ward with the earnestness and enthu
l siasm characteristic of him, his effort,
] to re-habilitate the American Navy
3 having just awarded the contract fo
t the building Of two gunboats and three
g cruisers, after the most approved de
l signs, and with such iron-clad test al
: to speed and capacity that full com
: pliance with these conditions is guar
S anteed. Another commendable &C
. ton OF the Sectary is his continued
: refusal to furnish funds for the re
r pair of rotton hulks like the Mono
i crazy that were inherited from tn
r late Republican regime.
+ Two Republican chief clerks Of tn
o Interior Department have resignet
during the present Administration
n the successor of the last one not we
}. having been chosen. trust Secreta
S ry Lamar will be able to find SOM
II good and worthy Democrat for the pc
y sition. 1t is fact, perhaps not gen
;. orally known, that with single eS
IS ception, every chief clerk of Depart
n ment under President Cleveland
Administration, is hold-over Reput
lican, although those places are no
under civil-service rules. Why thi
is thus, / have, as yet, been unable t
IS discover; but, it "overcomes me like
v summer cloud"